My Name is
Brian
Brian
Brian’s mother died at childbirth, and his father remains unknown. Brian was then placed in an orphanage about four hours from the Rafiki Village Kenya. He arrived at the Village in 2004. “Cheru” is a hard-working student who takes the initiative to go more than the extra mile. He is a humble, honest, trustworthy student, and an outstanding athlete in soccer.
DOB: Sep 4, 2000
Betty
Both of Betty’s parents died when she was young. Her mother contracted cerebral malaria, and her father died in a car accident.
Comfort
Both of Comfort’s parents died when she was a young child. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s is a double orphan; her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2008.
Dennis
Dennis arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Moses
Moses was left as an orphan after his mother was killed in a traffic accident. His father remains unknown.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Darris
Darris's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Alice
Alice was abandoned and given to her grandmother when she was only five months old.
Alexander
After his parents died, Alexander was placed in the care of a man in his village.
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Kwame
Kwame was brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Mary
Mary was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Shedrak
Shedrak’s mother died in 2006 and his father died shortly after.
Keza
Keza was brought to her elderly grandmother in 2009 after both her parents died of sickness.
Innocent
Innocent’s mother died in 2005, and his father abandoned him, leaving him in the care of an uncle who also abandoned him as a child.
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
Sharon
When Sharon was barely a toddler, her parents died in a fatal accident.
Christina
Christina arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2008 shortly after her mother's death.
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Rachel
Rachel was orphaned when she was just three months old and was then taken in by her grandparents.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.